Recollections of a Minister to France 1869-1877
by Washburne, E. B
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. frontis, illustrations, index, x, 331, xi, 370p. Original red cloth. 24 cm. Bookplate (Joseph Barcley Fleming) in both volumes. Cloth chipped along ends of backstrip. Loss of cloth at cover tips. Cover darkened and rather soiled. Contents sound and clean. Top edge gilt. Illinois congressman who was a firm supporter of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War ands served as U. S. Secretary of State for a few days at the beginning of Grant's Presidency before spending the rest of Grant's two Presidential terms as U. S. Minister to France.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94594
- Title
- Recollections of a Minister to France 1869-1877
- Author
- Washburne, E. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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McBlain Books
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Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...